CHANTAL PRINZ Leads Family Team to Stunning Overall Win at Barcelona 24H

September 30, 2025

by RACERS // from www.racers-behindthehelmet.com

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CHANTAL PRINZ just pulled off one of the most satisfying underdog victories we’ve seen all season, leading HOFOR Racing’s family operation to an outright win at the 24 Hours of Barcelona. The Swiss driver marked her 50th Creventic start by not only dominating the GT3-Am class but beating every Pro entry to claim overall honors in the #11 Mercedes-AMG GT3 EVO. Racing alongside husband Alexander Prinz and father Michael Kroll, plus teammates Maximilian Partl and Torsten Kratz, this was a masterclass in consistency over speed.
While the flashier Pro entries battled strategy games and mechanical gremlins through the night, HOFOR Racing quietly executed the kind of flawless endurance racing that separates champions from also-rans. Starting sixth overall after strong qualifying, the team avoided the drama that claimed contenders like Scuderia Praha’s Ferrari and stayed out of trouble as Audis from Continental Racing, Juta Racing, and HAAS RT traded the lead. By Sunday’s early hours, their steady pace and rock-solid reliability had them fighting for an outright win nobody saw coming.
The victory represents everything right about endurance racing – where a well-coordinated Am squad can outclass Pro competition through superior execution. PRINZ’s emotional triumph caps off a stellar 2025 campaign that already included the 6 Hours of Abu Dhabi win and the Creventic Middle East Trophy GT3-Am championship. As father Michael Kroll perfectly summed up: “It’s a father, daughter, son-in-law team so it’s one family” – proving that sometimes the best teams are built on trust, not just talent contracts.